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Abelian Moderate

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions
Noun
1

A member of a sect in fourth-century Africa mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married but lived in continence after the manner, as they claimed, of Abel.

Adjective
1

Having a commutative defining operation.

2

Alternative letter-case form of abelian

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Origin

This term comes from the name of the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel combined with the suffix -ian. It was formed to designate things related to him or his work.

Rhyming Words
ian sian jian bian rian dian qian kian vian xian gian lian asian elian brian ilian apian arian avian chian
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